This week we’re doing something special on the show, and I’m really excited to share it with you. We spent some time in New York City this week, guests of the fine folks from the Future Labs at NYU Tandon and ff Venture Capital, who are sponsors of this week’s show.

Direct from the NYU/ffVC AI NexusLab startup accelerator program, we spoke with founders from the 5 companies in the inaugural batch of the AI NexusLab program: HelloVera, Klustera, Behold.ai, Cambrian Intelligence, and AlphaVertex. These companies are doing some really interesting things and I think you’ll enjoy hearing their stories. We’re releasing all 6 of these interviews simultaneously, for your binge listening pleasure, as TWiML Talk #18, parts 1 through 5.

Create the Future with AI NexusLab

Applications are now open for the next AI NexusLab cohort. The program gives companies $100,000 in investment capital, 4 months of customized programming plus 3 additional months of free space, along with curated mentorship from leading NYU academics and NYC investors, pro bono services from partners such as lawyers and designers, plus a paid-for student fellow for the duration of the program. Additionally, each company is partnered with an AI NexusLab corporate pilot partner, which, in the last cohort included Daimler, Quantopia, and Tough Mudder. The application deadline for the program is May 3rd and the cohort starts on July 10th. For more details and to apply visit NexusLab.ai, or email hello@futurelabs.nyc with any questions.

Get Your Stickers

Yep, we’ve got some nice new stickers for the podcast, and we want to give you one! We’re continuing the sticker contest we kicked off a few weeks ago. Send us your favorite quote from today’s show via a comment or post on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or SoundCloud, as well as via this show notes page, and we’ll send a sticker your way!